I was sent a Seagate Duet Portable Drive for review. All opinions are my own. Even before I started blogging I took a lot of photos. Now that I blog, I take even more. When it comes to capturing memories I'd rather err on the side of documenting too much when possible. With more people using phones or tablets in the place of computers, keeping your photos stored without running out of space is getting more difficult. Even computer users can struggle with storage space. I had owned my new laptop Read more [...]

As I've mentioned before, we don't make typical New Years Resolutions.  Instead, I'm always striving to find ways to be a little more efficient, find recipes that are a bit healthier, and, this year, my big "Unofficial New Year Resolution" was to find more ways to spend quality time as a family.  Being from the land of 10,000 lakes, we have plenty of opportunity to get to the local beach and enjoy some water exercise and fun during the summer months but one of my ideas for the new year is to take Read more [...]

Thank you to Nutrisystem for providing me with products in exchange for this honest blog review. All opinions are 100% my own. Last week, I shared with you a few tips to cope when you aren't feeling well.  I hadn't been feeling well for a week. I thought I was getting better, but I was wrong. It took another week of rest for me to completely recover from the crud. Today I feel great. Due to being inactive for two weeks, I didn't have any measurable changes this week. For the last three Read more [...]

I was compensated for this post. All opinions are my own. As an aunt with almost two dozen nieces and nephews, I absolutely love that creating a registry or a wish-list for children's birthday parties is getting more common. Before wish-lists, I would ask what the child was into and would usually be given a character such as Spiderman. I'd head to the store to buy something Spidermam, only to get to the party and find that others bought the exact same toy. Or, that it's a toy the child already Read more [...]

I have received no compensation for this post but will be partnering with Camp Lebanon later in the year. If you are a regular follower of Emily Reviews, you may have read my Unofficial New Years Resolution Post.  In short, I'm really taking strides to just let things go at times and seize the moment with my family.  For now, I've been very deliberate about stepping back from the computer and my phone and playing games, singing songs, and having dance parties with our kiddos.  Honestly, the past Read more [...]

I was sent a Snow Joe iON18SB snow blower for review. All opinions are my own. Michigan winters can bring pretty tough weather. We like living outside of town, so our driveway is long enough that shoveling it would take a really long time, and a ton of effort. We don't own a plow, and the going rate for having your country driveway plowed out is $30. One weekend in mid December we got about 10 inches of snow over the course of 3 days, 3-4 inches per day. We would have had to dish out $90 Read more [...]

I have received no compensation for this post, however, the links will be to my personal consultant website as I'd love to have you join me on this journey. Well, I've been using the Rodan+Fields UnBlemish line for 10 months quite religiously now.  I don't believe a single day has passed where I've skipped my routine, however, in the evenings, I do only use steps 1, 2, and 3 and only occasionally the 4 (lotion).  Mainly because it's the end of the day and I'm tired and it's my way to cut a corner Read more [...]

They say that time flies when you're having fun but, truth be told, it flies no matter what.  Now that 2017 is here, the next holiday on the calendar just so happens to be Valentine's Day.  When I think back to being a kid, I remember loving this holiday.  Depending on what grade I was in, we'd spend time as a class creating our "boxes" and decorating the classroom in preparation for the well-anticipated Valentine's Party.  Then, the day or two before, I'd scour the class list and dig through Read more [...]

  Welcome to Tuesday's Giveaway Link Up with your hosts Karen @ Tots and Me, Emily @ Emily Reviews, Shelly @ The Attic Girl, and Rena @ An Ordinary Housewife.So glad you could join us as we share our giveaways on  Tuesday's Giveaway Link Ups.  This link up will be posted Monday at 7 PM est. and run all week long! Make sure you stop in as often as you can to list your latest giveaways. Here is how to use the Giveaway Link Up 1. Post your reviews and/or giveaways, Read more [...]

I am a Nutrisystem blogger. I am provided with a Nutrisystem plan in exchange for writing regular updates. All opinions are my own. This time of year a lot of people are thinking about health or weight loss related resolutions. We hear jokes about how busy the gym is in January compared to September. Unfortunately, sometimes people who are committing to losing weight in January get mocked as not being serious. There is simply no reason why people who start losing weight in January from a resolution Read more [...]